Romanesque art
During the 10th century and up to the 13th century, Romanesque art—which drew on formal elements of mediaeval and Roman styles and is one of the most important from an artistic point of view—developed in Catalonia. The oldest architectural remains (9th-10th centuries) are small churches that either were built on the remains of buildings from earlier periods or had a somewhat Carolingian or Mozarabic style. What is called Early Romanesque (10th-11th centuries) is the simplest and at the same time the most functional. There is also a French-influenced Romanesque art, which is far more decorative and monumental (12th-13th centuries).
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Rellinars 
Gallifa 
Sabadell 
Sentmenat 
Sant Cugat 
Sant Cugat 
Castellar del Vallès 
Palau-Solità i Plegamans 
Ripollet 
Sant Cugat 
Viladecavalls 
Barberà del Vallès 
Matadepera 
Sant Llorenç Savall 
Castellar del Vallès 
Palau-Solità i Plegamans 
Gallifa 
Cerdanyola del Vallès 
Matadepera 
Cerdanyola del Vallès 
Barberà del Vallès 
Sant Llorenç Savall 
Viladecavalls 
Montcada i Reixac 
Palau-Solità i Plegamans 
Barberà del Vallès Guide
Barberà Castle
This building is documented to 1005, although its origins may go back to the Roman period. With the appearance of a farm, due to a renovation in the 16th and 18th centuries and important...
This building is documented to 1005, although its origins may go back to the Roman period. With the appearance of a farm, due to a renovation in the 16th and 18th centuries and important...
Church and Belfry of Sant Menna
Built in 1744, in a Byzantine style, with the apse re-done in this century.
It includes interior paintings of the martyring of Saint Menas, along with bas-reliefs by Camil Fàbregues. The church is...
Built in 1744, in a Byzantine style, with the apse re-done in this century.
It includes interior paintings of the martyring of Saint Menas, along with bas-reliefs by Camil Fàbregues. The church is...
Church of Sant Esteve
Dating from 986, it is build over Romanesque structures. The current Modernist belfry was built in 1882.
Dating from 986, it is build over Romanesque structures. The current Modernist belfry was built in 1882.
Church of Sant Iscle i Santa Victòria de les Feixes
Sant Iscle is a Romanesque temple built in the 12th century on the church and the cemetery of 10th century anthropomorphous graves. The original Romanesque temple was of a single nave covered by a...
Sant Iscle is a Romanesque temple built in the 12th century on the church and the cemetery of 10th century anthropomorphous graves. The original Romanesque temple was of a single nave covered by a...
Church of Sant Pere
With Romanesque origins (12th century), the church underwent architectonic alterations starting in the 13th century: the apse was removed, lateral chapels were attached, and the walls along the...
With Romanesque origins (12th century), the church underwent architectonic alterations starting in the 13th century: the apse was removed, lateral chapels were attached, and the walls along the...
Church of Sant Salvador
Consecrated in the year 1122 in the Lombard style. The principle value of the church lies in its murals representing various scenes of the life of Jesus and the Apocalypse. A reproduction has been...
Consecrated in the year 1122 in the Lombard style. The principle value of the church lies in its murals representing various scenes of the life of Jesus and the Apocalypse. A reproduction has been...
Church of Santa Maria de Palau-Solità
Declared a point of local cultural interest, you will find this notable example of Catalan Romanesque art in the Sagrera neighborhood. Saint Ollegarius consecrated the temple on November 14, 1122....
Declared a point of local cultural interest, you will find this notable example of Catalan Romanesque art in the Sagrera neighborhood. Saint Ollegarius consecrated the temple on November 14, 1122....
Ecologic Sanctuary of El Castell de Gallifa
The Ecologic Sanctuary of El Castell de Gallifa is a space of five acres that included the interior of the 13th century Gallifa Castle as well as a hermitage from the 10th century. It is two miles...
The Ecologic Sanctuary of El Castell de Gallifa is a space of five acres that included the interior of the 13th century Gallifa Castle as well as a hermitage from the 10th century. It is two miles...
El Castell
Also known as El Castell dels Clasquerí, this castle is situated to the southwest of the town center, on the right bank of the Ripoll River. It is made up of a lower floor and two more floors, with a...
Also known as El Castell dels Clasquerí, this castle is situated to the southwest of the town center, on the right bank of the Ripoll River. It is made up of a lower floor and two more floors, with a...
Hermitage of Sant Pere i Sant Feliu de Gallifa
Parish church situated in the valley dating from the 12th century. Several restoration projects were undertaken in the 18th and 19th century.
Parish church situated in the valley dating from the 12th century. Several restoration projects were undertaken in the 18th and 19th century.
La Romànica
From the 12th century. Famous for its notable collection of murals representing the Pantocrator and scenes from the Old and New Testament.
From the 12th century. Famous for its notable collection of murals representing the Pantocrator and scenes from the Old and New Testament.
La Salut Sanctuary
La Salut Sanctuary was built at the end of the 19th century, although a part of it was destroyed during the Civil War and rebuilt later. The interior includes murals and stained-glass windows. Below...
La Salut Sanctuary was built at the end of the 19th century, although a part of it was destroyed during the Civil War and rebuilt later. The interior includes murals and stained-glass windows. Below...
Mogoda Buildings
Fortification around the Mogoda Castle (12th-13th century). Set of buildings: Fortified masia (12th-13th century), chapel (14th century) with a façade reformed in 1739, residential building (1737)...
Fortification around the Mogoda Castle (12th-13th century). Set of buildings: Fortified masia (12th-13th century), chapel (14th century) with a façade reformed in 1739, residential building (1737)...
Monastery of Sant Llorenç del Munt
All that remains of the antique monastery are the temple, the belfry and a semi-detached galilea on the southern façade. It was constructed out of rocks from the very same mountain. The church is a...
All that remains of the antique monastery are the temple, the belfry and a semi-detached galilea on the southern façade. It was constructed out of rocks from the very same mountain. The church is a...
Pera Castle
Located on a rocky hillside at the head of Horta Valley (at the basin of the Ripoll River) and inside the Natural Park of Sant Llorenç del Munt i l’Obac, it is of great historical importance and...
Located on a rocky hillside at the head of Horta Valley (at the basin of the Ripoll River) and inside the Natural Park of Sant Llorenç del Munt i l’Obac, it is of great historical importance and...
Sant Adjutori Hermitage
This hermitage is situated in the Gausac Valley, quite close to the masia of Can Borrell. Documented to the years 986-987, in 1120 it was under the ownership of the monastery, with the denomination...
This hermitage is situated in the Gausac Valley, quite close to the masia of Can Borrell. Documented to the years 986-987, in 1120 it was under the ownership of the monastery, with the denomination...
Sant Cugat del Vallès Monastery
The most important monastery of the County of Barcelona in the Middle Ages consists currently of the church and a magnificent cloister that hosts the headquarters of the Sant Cugat Museum, with its...
The most important monastery of the County of Barcelona in the Middle Ages consists currently of the church and a magnificent cloister that hosts the headquarters of the Sant Cugat Museum, with its...
Sant Feliuet de Vilamilanys
The church of Sant Feliuet de Vilamilanys is an example of pre-Romanesque church architecture with a single nave, a rectangular apse, and two chapels in the form of a cross. There are three small...
The church of Sant Feliuet de Vilamilanys is an example of pre-Romanesque church architecture with a single nave, a rectangular apse, and two chapels in the form of a cross. There are three small...
Sant Jaume de Vallverd
The hermitage was built at the end of the 12th century by Bernat de Vallverd, a wealthy landowner, next to the estate of the Vallverd family—the Vallverd masia—the ruins of which can still be seen...
The hermitage was built at the end of the 12th century by Bernat de Vallverd, a wealthy landowner, next to the estate of the Vallverd family—the Vallverd masia—the ruins of which can still be seen...
Sant Medir Hermitage
It is situated right in the middle of the Gausac Valley. This hermitage appears in documents dating from 989, as the property of the monastery. It was one of five parishes of Sant Cugat. It was...
It is situated right in the middle of the Gausac Valley. This hermitage appears in documents dating from 989, as the property of the monastery. It was one of five parishes of Sant Cugat. It was...
Sant Pau de Riu-sec
This Romanesque church was last reformed in the 18th century, when the rectory was added, which currently hosts workshops on paper restoration. The archeological excavations and restoration, which...
This Romanesque church was last reformed in the 18th century, when the rectory was added, which currently hosts workshops on paper restoration. The archeological excavations and restoration, which...
Sant Pere de Mur
In the Mur Valley, just above and not far from the El Dalmau Masia, sits this small Romanesque hermitage known also as Sant Pere de Dalmau. It was built around the second half of the 11th century...
In the Mur Valley, just above and not far from the El Dalmau Masia, sits this small Romanesque hermitage known also as Sant Pere de Dalmau. It was built around the second half of the 11th century...
Sant Pere de Reixac
The Reixac Hermitage is a Romanesque building from the 10th century. The church is first mentioned in a document dated August 3, 992. It was consecrated on December 28, 1048.
The Reixac Hermitage is a Romanesque building from the 10th century. The church is first mentioned in a document dated August 3, 992. It was consecrated on December 28, 1048.
Sant Quirze i Sant Julita Church
The first historical reference to the Sant Quirze del Vallès Church as a parish of this village is from the year 1114. A close look reveals a wide variety of styles, exemplified by the various...
The first historical reference to the Sant Quirze del Vallès Church as a parish of this village is from the year 1114. A close look reveals a wide variety of styles, exemplified by the various...
Santa Magdalena Knights Templar Chapel
This hermitage is one of the first structures commissioned by the Knights Templar in Catalonia. By 1171 it was considered one of the most powerful in Catalonia. It is Romanesque and dates from the...
This hermitage is one of the first structures commissioned by the Knights Templar in Catalonia. By 1171 it was considered one of the most powerful in Catalonia. It is Romanesque and dates from the...
Santa Maria de les Feixes Hermitage
The Santa Maria de les Feixes Hermitage is documented to 1316. It was originally a Romanesque structure with Gothic influences with several altars that pertained to the Sant Iscle church parish. In...
The Santa Maria de les Feixes Hermitage is documented to 1316. It was originally a Romanesque structure with Gothic influences with several altars that pertained to the Sant Iscle church parish. In...
Santa Maria de Taudell
Romaneques church (1085) with an elegant squared belfry with a double window and two other walls. Circular apse.
Romaneques church (1085) with an elegant squared belfry with a double window and two other walls. Circular apse.
Santa Maria del Castell
Church from the 11th century, constructed within a fortification documented to 999, known as Castell de Gallifa. In the 14th century the walls of the nave and the apse were raised to make way for a...
Church from the 11th century, constructed within a fortification documented to 999, known as Castell de Gallifa. In the 14th century the walls of the nave and the apse were raised to make way for a...
The Església Vella de Sant Pere i Sant Fermí Church
A church from the 10th century. One of the few churches in the valley that offers the chance to explore in one place the architectonic evolution of various construction techniques.
A church from the 10th century. One of the few churches in the valley that offers the chance to explore in one place the architectonic evolution of various construction techniques.
Torre Negra (Castell Ricard)
Situated on Sant Medir Road, at the end of the forested area where farmlands appear. It consists of a fortified castle from the 11th century that was built to defend the possessions of the monastery...
Situated on Sant Medir Road, at the end of the forested area where farmlands appear. It consists of a fortified castle from the 11th century that was built to defend the possessions of the monastery...
Torrota de Vacarisses (11th century)
A three-story, cylindrical tower with its door situated on the second floor.
A three-story, cylindrical tower with its door situated on the second floor.
